Ok, so this sounds weird but you know those stinging nettles that are a nightmare when you are out walking? yes those! you can drink them, well at least turn them into tea. NOT RAW – that would be a disaster and very painful. BUT if you boil them properly you can make a tasty healthy tea!

Now I am not really a fan of the taste but I’ve made it a few times and I think you might like to try it too – hence the recipe, which came from BBC Good Food 🙂

There are lots of health benefit to nettles and nettle tea including (but not limited to):

It acts as a natural painkiller against muscle aches

Better digestion

Eating the COOKED leaves is a great source of iron

Said to help women regulate their “time of the month” (yes I went there)

To Collect the leaves make sure you wear gloves! – they sting until they are cooked don’t forget!

Ingredients

1 cup of nettles – The older looking they are the sweeter the taste
4 cups of water
1-2 tsp of sugar or honey to sweeten (optional – I went for sugar though)